FRSC Administration

Federal Road Safety Corps is statutorily placed under the Presidency with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) as the supervising authority. The Governing Board has the responsibility of policy making, and administration of the Federal Road Safety Commission. The FRSC management is however, empowered with the day to day running of the Commission under the Corps Marshal and Chief Executive. Decree 45 of 1988, which provides for the establishment of the Federal Road Safety Commission Governing Council. Currently, the FRSC board is headed by Mr Felix Chukwu as Chairman, while Mr Boboye Oyeyemi (COMACE); Mr Jackie Umoru; Alhaji Ahamadu Gambo; Mrs Maryam Gwaram; Dr Aminu Bello; Senator Dahiru Gassoi;

Honourables Emmanuel Egwu and Yinka Taiwo are members. Also, all the Heads of Department by virtue of their position are members of the management team.

The FRSC currently has its Corporate Headquarters in Abuja with the Corps Marshal and Chief Executive. A number of specialized Units known as Corps Offices and departments are created for effective performance. Such department includes Operations, Logistics, Planning, Research and Statistics; Motor Vehicle Administration; Special Marshals; Finance and Accounts; Administration and Supply and Training Department.

Also, the FRSC Special Units are Corps Rescue Office, Corps Intelligence Office; Corps Legal Office; Corps Secretary; Corps Audit; Corps Public Education Office; Corps Provost and Corps Protocol Office. Further, it has Road Safety Clubs in some primary and secondary schools in many urban centres and volunteer members of the National Youth Service Corps (known as NYSC Road Safety Club).

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2.3.1 Operations Department (OP):

Operations department is one of the major eight departments in the FRSC. The Department has the responsibility for the overall coordination of the entire Commission‘s operational activities. This, it does through the issuance of guidelines that coordinate various field commands activities in the country. The specific functions of operations department include the following

a. Initiation of operational policies and plans for the Commission.

b. Supervision of the activities of all Zones, Sectors and Unit Commands.

c. Coordination of all operational activities of the Commission

d. In conjunction with Corps Marshal and Chief Executive‘s office, it deals with correspondences from various tiers of government both within and outside the country which are of operational nature.

e. Carry out prompt removal of obstructions on the highways.

f. Conduct Special Mobile Courts for traffic offenders, nationwide.

g. Interface with other agencies, organizations and government at all levels for the promotion of road safety in Nigeria.

h. Establishment of database for all fleet operators in Nigeria.

i. Reviewing and producing FRSC‘s notice of offence document..

j. Carry out any other duties as may assign by the Corps Marshal and Chief Executive.

2.3.2 Administration and Human Resources Department (AHR):

The administration and human resources department is divided into three major sections, each headed by a head of section: personal, administration and pension and insurance sections. Further, the sections are sub-divided into units headed by heads of units, who are supported by staff officers. The department is responsible for the management of marshals‘ records, recruitment promotion and appointment. The department also manages staff pensions as well as group personal accident insurance schemes for both regular and special marshals. The department manages the National Housing Fund Scheme for staff contributors to make maximum utilization of the inherent benefits of the scheme. According to FRSC Annual Report (2008 and 2013) the staff strength of the Commission that was 12,498 increases geometrically to 18,294 in 2012.

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2.3.3 Policy, Research and Statistics Department (PRS):

The policy, research and statistics department is responsible for policy formulation and evaluations, conducting researches with the aim of utilizing the findings for effective and efficient performance and achievement of the goals of the Commission. This department serves as the think-tank, repository of data and knowledge using information and communication technology (ICT) to ensure robust data management, policy and analysis, inter-governmental relation for the achievement of the Commission‘s corporate goals. Other auxiliary responsibilities include collection, collation and processing of data from field commands to ensure quality control of all information and data emanating from the Commission, custodian of records of personnel, result of researches and other related traffic matters, ensure effective management of the FRSC library service, anchoring of the international conferences, seminars and workshops.

In order to promote for effectiveness of these schedules, the department is structured into sections and units. The policy section supervises policy, bilateral, monitoring/

evaluation, operations organization and management research (OOMR) units, while the research section oversees research, statistics, library services and data support services (DSS) units.

2.3.4 Motor Vehicle Administration Department (MVA):

The motor vehicle administration department (MVA) is saddled with the responsibility of initiating and implementing safe driving culture. The department is structured to cover the national vehicle identification scheme (NVIS); enhanced national drivers license scheme (ENDLS); NDL system maintenance; monitoring/ audit trail; motor vehicle registration scheme (MVRS); MVA data and general administration. In the area of ENDLS, the FRSC had a tripartite arrangement with other agencies like States Vehicle Inspection Offices and board of internal revenue. In line with this arrangement, FRSC is concerned with the design and production of NDL. The MVRS unit is charged with the distribution of base stock to all FRSC information processing centers (IPC) nationwide. It also addresses the true ownership of vehicles nationwide using the proof ownership certificates (POC). It also looks into matters of common interest with other stakeholders like boards of internal revenue in the various states of the federation (BIR) and VIO.

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While the MVA monitoring unit initiates and carries out monitoring of FRSC information processing centers (IPC), number plate replacement centers, the MVA data unit is vested with the collation based on the information in the monthly reports from FRSC information processing centre‘s nationwide.

2.3.5 Training, Standards and Certification Department (TSC):

The department is headed by an assistant Corps Marshal. The department of training, standards and certification prior to march 2008 was known as department of training and supervised the Road Safety Academy in Jos and Training School in Mubi. This department is set up to bring about a well motivated, skilled, agile, knowledgeable and efficient workforce that is trustworthy, reliable but also dependable and appreciable in contemporary world best practices in road traffic administration. The department is also saddle with the responsibility to evolve for the Commission the desired capacity building through the use of standards and certifiable modules, thereby becoming the proposed vehicle that will bring about improved quality of members of the Corps and by extension a healthy and visionary organisation one of envy among peers internally and in the comity of nations. So far, the department has trained many marshals; resuscitated the introduction of road safety education into the curricula of primary and junior secondary schools and draw up driving schools standardization programme to ensure that driving schools conform to the guidelines of modern day driving culture.

2.3.6 Engineering and Technical Services Department (ETS):

The engineering and technical services department is one of the eight departments in the FRSC which is saddle with the responsibility of providing technical services for the Commission. The department is administratively divided into two sections: the technical and engineering sections. Technical section is headed by HOS technical and the section handles the estate development, estate administration and estate maintenance. Also, the engineering section is headed by HOS engineering and is charged with the electrical maintenance; vehicle maintenance; transport vehicle administration; utilities and fire/safety of the Commission. It should be noted that these two sections report directly to the deputy corps marshal (DCM).

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2.3.7 Special Marshal and Partnership Department (SMP):

The special marshal and partnership department was established in 2003 and saddled with the responsibility of forging alliances, cooperation and partnership with individuals and corporate bodies, government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Special marshals‘ programmes and activities have been part and parcel of the Commission since inception of the organization. Interestingly, the Commission is the only government agency that has been working hand with the largest and formidable volunteer force known as Special Marshals.

The department sources and maintains partnership with stakeholders on road safety matters. The special marshals‘ enrolment has increased from 7,000 to 12,000 members as at December, 2008. The department instituted surveillance to ensure that the conduct of special marshals on the highway is in accordance with the operational guidelines.

2.3.8 Finance and Accounts Department (FA)

The department of finance and accounts has two sections: finance and accounts which are separately headed by heads of section. The department is basically assigned with the function on managing the financial portfolio of the Commission. Other essential services rendered by the department include, receipt of contract registration fees from prospective contractors, compilation and payment of monthly allocation subjects to the approval of COMACE, electronic payment of staff salaries and allowances and payment of contractors. The department also manages the database of FRSC wage bills and liaises with the Federal Ministry of Finance on the running cost, such as overhead, capital and personnel.